As I have done every year since their incredible inception, I just made a donation to Child’s Play, and as I have felt every year since their incredible inception I am proud to be associated with it. It’s nice to be able to give to Sick Kids, because my lovely wife works there, and a friend of mine has been instrumental in getting the hospital all hooked up with the CP crew, but more than that it’s just nice to be able to give to sick kids. (I am not commenting on my friend’s loveliness in any way, because more than seven years of marriage and almost thirty years of learning things the hard way have taught me to recognize some of the sorts of things that have no winning condition associated with them.)

I’m not telling you what to do here, but I think your options are pretty clear at this point.